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Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]
by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words
This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.
Verse 17.14
परुषवचनाच् च नरवर प्रतिविरमामि तथैवं पैशुन्या ।
अनृतवचनाच् च नरपति विरमामि अयं मम छन्दो ॥ १४ ॥
paruṣavacanāc ca naravara prativiramāmi tathaivaṃ paiśunyā |
anṛtavacanāc ca narapati viramāmi ayaṃ mama chando || 14 ||
“I will, my lord, refrain from harsh speech and from slander, and from falsehood. This is my resolve. (14)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (17.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Parushavacana, Naravara, Tatha, Evam, Eva, Anrita, Vacana, Virama, Amin, Aya, Idam, Asmad, Chandu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 17.14). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “paruṣavacanāc ca naravara prativiramāmi tathaivaṃ paiśunyā ”
- paruṣavacanāc -
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paruṣavacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paruṣavacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naravara -
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naravara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prativi -
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prativi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ramāmi -
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√ram (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse paiśunyā
- Line 2: “anṛtavacanāc ca narapati viramāmi ayaṃ mama chando ”
- anṛta -
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anṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacanāc -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- narapati -
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narapati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- viramā -
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virama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- chando -
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chandu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]chandu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 17.14
The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)
Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit